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10 Cloverfield Lane 12 years as a slave 2001 22 Jump Street 300 300 Rise of an Empire 42 47 Ronin After earth All saints American girl Lea To the Rescue American reunion unrated American tail American Sniper Apollo 13 Argo Atomic blonde Babe Baby driver Back to the Future 1-3 Bad boys Barbie secret door Barbie pink shoes Barbie Video Game Batman begins Batman Gotham Knight Batman Assault on Arkham Batman Bad Blood Batman Killing Joke Battleship Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome Beautiful Creature Black Mass Blade Runner Final Cut Blockers Blumhouse's Truth or Dare (unrated) Dunkirk Elysium Entourage Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Few Good Men Game Night Gone Girl Goodfellas Happy Death Day How to be single In the Heart of the Sea It 2017 Jumanji Justice League vs Teen Titans Lights Out Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Mall rats Mr Smith Goes to Washington National Lampoons:Christmas Vacation Oceans 11 Only the Brave Our Brand is Crisis Pacific Rim Uprising Paddington 2 Pineapple Express Ready Player One Reality bites Close Encounters Cloud Atlas Cloudy With a Chance 2 Concussion Contraband Couples Retreat Cowboys Vs Aliens Curse of Chucky JL Doom The Dark Knight Returns Part 2 Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay Superman Unbound Dazed and Confused Death Race 3: Inferno Dolphin Tale 2 Don't Breathe Horton Hears A Who How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Live) The Lorax (Newer) Dracula Untold Dragon Nest Warrior Dawn Dragonheart 3 Dumb and Dumber to ET the Extraterrestrial Eliminators Everest Far and Away Fast and Furious 1-8 Fear Focus Foxcatcher Fury Gangster Squad Get Hard Get Out Ghostbusters 2016 Ghostbusters 2016 Extended Girls Trip Godzilla Goonies Goosebumps Gran Torino Gravity Great Gatsby Grown Ups 2 Grudge Match Hail Caesar Hangover 3 Hangover Harry and the Hendersons Heaven is for Real Hellboy 2 Her Here Comes the Boom Hobbit; Unexpected Journey Hobbit; Desolation of Smaug (Extended) Horrible bosses 2 Hot Pursuit Hotel Transylvania 1-3 How to Train Your Dragon 1 and 2 Identity Thief Inception Inferno Inherent Vice Into the Storm Jack the Giant Slayer Jason Bourne Jaws Jersey Boys Jumanji: WTTJ Jupiter Ascending Justice League JL Gods and Monsters JL Throne of Atlantis Kick Ass 2 Kindergarten Cop King Kong LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Justice League vs Bizarro League LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Cosmic Clash LEGO DC Super Heroes: Aquaman: Rage of Atlantis Les Miserable Lethal Weapon Liar Liar Life 2017 Live Die Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow Love Actually Lucy Mad Max Fury Road Madagascar 3 Magic Mike XXL Man of Steel Minions Mom's Night Out Nanny McPhee My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 Neccessary Evil: History of DC Villains Neighbors Neighbors 2 Non-Stop Notting Hill Oblivion Pacific Rim Passengers 2016 Paul Unrated Peter Rabbit Pitch Black Unrated Pitch Perfect 1-3 Racing Hearts Resident Evil Resident Evil Final Chapter Resident Evil Retribution Ride Along 2 Rise of the Guardians Rock of Ages Run All Night San Andreas Sausage Party Scarface Schindler's List Serenity Seventh Son Sex Tape The Shallows Shawshank Redemption Sherlock Holmes 2 Sicario: Day of the Soldado Sing Sisters (Unrated) Slenderman Snow White and the Huntsman (Extended) Somewhere in Time Spider-man Spiderman 2 Spiderman 3 Spiderman Homecoming Split Storks Straight Outta Compton (Unrated) Street Fighter Suffragette Suicide Squad Suicide Squad Extended Superman Batman: Public Enemies Superman: The Movie T2: Trainspotting Talledega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Tammy Taxi Driver Ted Ted 2 Unrated Amazing Spiderman Amazing Spiderman 2 Angry Birds Movie Big Lebowski Blind Side Break-Up Breakfast Club The Call The Change Up (Unrated) Chronicles of Riddick (Unrated Directors) Conjuring Croods Dark Knight Dark Knight Rises Dark Tower The Darkness Death of Superman Emoji Movie Equalizer Equalizer 2 Fifth Element Five Year Engagement Girl on the Train Hobbit Unexpected Journey Extended Hobbit Battle of 5 Armies Hobbit Battle of 5 Armies Extended Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug The House The Hulk 2003 Huntsman: Winter's War Incredible Hulk The Interview Iron Giant: Signature Edition The Judge The Karate Kid Lego Batman Lego Ninjago Last Starfighter Legend of Tarzan Lego Movie Lost World JP The Man from UNCLE Man with the Iron Fists The Matrix The Meg Monuments Men Nice Guys The Night Before The Other Guys Professional Professional (Extended) Purge Anarchy Scorpion King Scorpion King 3 Secret Life of Pets Smurfs Smurfs 2 Snowman The Town The Wedding Ringer This Is 40 This Is The End Total Recall 2012 Total Recall 2012 (Extended) Tower Heist Training Day Trainwreck Trolls Trouble with the Curve Turbo Unbroken Uncle Buck Underworld Underworld Awakening Underworld: Blood Wars Unforgettable Unforgiven Unfriended Vacation War Dogs We're the Millers Weird Science Werewolf The Beast Among Us (Unrated) White House Down Wizard of Oz Wonder Woman You Me and Dupree Your Highness (Unrated) Home Pixels Harry Potter 1-8 available These Canadian codes will not ports to MA: Creed Princess Bride Tomb Raider 2018 Terminator Rocky Mad Max 007 A View to a Kill 007 Casino Royale 007 Diamonds Are Forever 007 Die Another Day 007 Dr. No 007 For Your Eyes Only 007 From Russia With Love 007 Goldeye 007 Goldfinger 007 License To Kill (1989) 007 Live or Let Die 007 Moonraker 007 Octopussy 007 On Her Majesty's Secret Service 007 Quantum Of Solace 007 Skyfall 007 Spectre 007 The Living Daylights 007 The Man With The Golden Gun 007 The Spy Who Loved Me 007 The World Is Not Enough 007 Thunderball (1965) 007 Tomorrow Never Dies 007 You Only Live Twice Some others I don't have listed, let me know what you are looking for, I might have it!
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Thor Cinderella (Live Action) Finding Dory Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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Canadian GP codes for: 10,000 BC Alexander: Ultimate Cut Argo (Extended) An American Tail: Fievel Goes West Black Hawk Down By the Sea Carrie (Original) Dawn of the Dead (Unrated Director's Cut) Dead in Tombstone (Unrated) Everything Everything The Flintstones The Gallows Miami Vice Mune: Guardian of the Moon Polar Express Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure Others, feel free to make offers with US codes, VUDU credits, iTunes etc. Movies ISO Captain America: Winter Soldier 4K, Lion King 4K, Lion King Live Action 4K, Little Mermaid 4K, Ironman 1-3 4K, Thor 4k, Thor: the Dark World 4K John Wick 3 X-Men Dark Phoenix Once Upon a Deadpool Halloween (2018) Basic Instinct Lego Batman: Family Matters Detective Pikachu TV (VUDU only, no iTunes or Google Play) ISO The Flash Season 2 and 4 Batman the Complete Animated Series Blacklist Seasons 3, 4 and 5 Ballers S4 Arrow Season 6 Nurse Jackie S6-7 Sons of Liberty Girls S3, 4, 6 Rick and Morty Vol. 3 Outlander S3 Manhatten S1, S2
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VUDU HD
American Sniper Fast Five - Extended Edition Fast and the Furious 6 (Extended Edition) Fate of the Furious Furious 7 (Extended) Hunger Games (VUDU, FandangoNow or Google Play (does not port)) Hunger Games: Catching Fire Krampus Magic Mike Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 Wonder Woman
iTunes XML - redeem SD
The Bank Job (Not MA)
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Hunger Games True Blood Season 5
Sony Movie Buff code
All the Money in the World Alpha A Dog's Way Home Goosebumps 2 Holmes & Watson Hotel Transylvania 3 Miss Bala Open Season Passengers (2016) Peter Rabbit Slender Man Spider-Man into the Multi-Verse The Dark Tower The Emoji Movie The Equalizer 2 The Front Runner The International The Possession of Hannah Grace The Star The Tourist T2: Trainspotting Vantage Point Venom Vertical Limit White Boy Rick
Canadian Google Play Codes (Trading for Canadian GP codes or US codes
2001: A Space Odyssey 22 Jump Street 42 All saints American girl Lea To the Rescue American reunion unrated American tail American Sniper Apollo 13 Argo Atomic blonde Babe Baby driver Back to the Future 1-3 Bad boys Barbie secret door Barbie pink shoes Barbie Video Game Batman begins Batman Assault on Arkham Batman Killing Joke Battleship Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome Beautiful Creature Black Mass Blade Runner Final Cut Blockers Blumhouse's Truth or Dare (unrated) Dunkirk Entourage Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Few Good Men Game Night Goodfellas Happy Death Day How to be single In the Heart of the Sea It 2017 Jumanji Lights Out Mr Smith Goes to Washington National Lampoons:Christmas Vacation Oceans 11 Only the Brave Our Brand is Crisis Pacific Rim Uprising Paddington 2 Pineapple Express Ready Player One Reality bites Close Encounters Cloud Atlas Cloudy With a Chance 2 Concussion Contraband Couples Retreat Cowboys Vs Aliens Curse of Chucky JL Doom The Dark Knight Returns Part 2 Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay Superman Unbound Death Race 3: Inferno Dolphin Tale 2 Don't Breathe How the Grinch (Live) The Lorax (Newer) Dracula Untold Dragon Nest Warrior Dawn Dragonheart 3 Dumb and Dumber to ET the Extraterrestrial Eliminators Everest Far and Away Fast and Furious 1-8 Fear Focus Foxcatcher Fury Gangster Squad Get Hard Get Out Ghostbusters 2016 Ghostbusters 2016 Extended Girls Trip Godzilla 2014 Godzilla 1998 Goosebumps Gran Torino Gravity Great Gatsby Grown Ups 2 Grudge Match Hail Caesar Hangover 3 Hangover Harry and the Hendersons Heaven is for Real Hellboy 2 Her Hobbit; Unexpected Journey Hobbit; Desolation of Smaug (Extended) Horrible bosses 2 Hot Pursuit Hotel Transylvania 1-3 How to Train Your Dragon 1 and 2 Identity Thief Inception Inferno Inherent Vice Into the Storm Jack the Giant Slayer Jason Bourne Bourne Identity, Supremacy, and Ultimatum Jaws Jersey Boys Jumanji: WTTJ Jupiter Ascending Justice League JL Gods and Monsters JL Throne of Atlantis Kick Ass 2 Kindergarten Cop King Kong LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Justice League vs Bizarro League LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Cosmic Clash LEGO DC Super Heroes: Aquaman: Rage of Atlantis Les Miserable Lethal Weapon Liar Liar Life 2017 Live Die Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow Love Actually Lucy Mad Max Fury Road Madagascar 3 Magic Mike XXL Man of Steel Minions Mom's Night Out Nanny McPhee My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 Neccessary Evil: History of DC Villains Neighbors Neighbors 2 Non-Stop Notting Hill Oblivion Pacific Rim Passengers 2016 Paul Unrated Peter Rabbit Pitch Black Unrated Pitch Perfect 1-3 Racing Hearts Resident Evil Resident Evil Final Chapter Resident Evil Retribution Ride Along 2 Rise of the Guardians Rock of Ages Run All Night San Andreas Sausage Party Scarface Schindler's List Serenity Seventh Son Sex Tape Shawshank Redemption Sherlock Holmes 2 Sicario: Day of the Soldado Sing Sisters (Unrated) Snow White and the Huntsman (Extended) Somewhere in Time Spider-man Spiderman 2 Spidermna 2.1 (Extended Edition) Spiderman 3 Spiderman Homecoming Split Storks Straight Outta Compton (Unrated) Suffragette Suicide Squad Suicide Squad Extended Superman: The Movie T2: Trainspotting Talledega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Tammy Taxi Driver Ted Ted 2 Unrated Amazing Spiderman Amazing Spiderman 2 Angry Birds Movie Big Lebowski Break-Up Breakfast Club The Change Up (Unrated) Chronicles of Riddick (Unrated Directors) Conjuring Croods Dark Knight Dark Knight Rises Dark Tower The Darkness Death of Superman Emoji Movie Equalizer Equalizer 2 Fifth Element Five Year Engagement Girl on the Train Hobbit Unexpected Journey Extended Hobbit Battle of 5 Armies Hobbit Battle of 5 Armies Extended Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug The House The Hulk 2003 Huntsman: Winter's War Incredible Hulk The Interview Iron Giant: Signature Edition The Judge The Karate Kid Lego Batman Lego Ninjago Last Starfighter Legend of Tarzan Lego Movie Lost World JP The Man from UNCLE Man with the Iron Fists The Matrix The Meg Monuments Men Nice Guys The Night Before The Other Guys Professional Professional (Extended) Purge Anarchy Scorpion King Scorpion King 3 Secret Life of Pets Smurfs Smurfs 2 Snowman The Town The Wedding Ringer This Is 40 This Is The End Total Recall 2012 Total Recall 2012 (Extended) Tower Heist Training Day Trainwreck Trolls Trouble with the Curve Turbo Unbroken Uncle Buck Underworld Underworld Awakening Underworld: Blood Wars Unforgettable Unforgiven Unfriended Vacation War Dogs We're the Millers Werewolf The Beast Among Us (Unrated) White House Down Wizard of Oz Wonder Woman You Me and Dupree Your Highness (Unrated) Home Pixels Harry Potter 1-8 available These Canadian Google Play codes will not port: Creed Princess Bride Tomb Raider 2018 Terminator Rocky Mad Max 007 A View to a Kill 007 Casino Royale 007 Diamonds Are Forever 007 Die Another Day 007 Dr. No 007 For Your Eyes Only 007 From Russia With Love 007 Goldeye 007 Goldfinger 007 License To Kill (1989) 007 Live or Let Die 007 Moonraker 007 Octopussy 007 On Her Majesty's Secret Service 007 Quantum Of Solace 007 Skyfall 007 Spectre 007 The Living Daylights 007 The Man With The Golden Gun 007 The Spy Who Loved Me 007 The World Is Not Enough 007 Thunderball (1965) 007 Tomorrow Never Dies 007 You Only Live Twice
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Looking for Canadian Google Play codes for these and others! 10,000 BC About Last Night Alexander: Ultimate Cut Argo (Extended) A Little Chaos Black Hawk Down By the Sea Belle Better Living Through Chemistry Billy Lynn's Halftime Walk Brothers Grimbsy Carrie (Original) Charade Chinese Zodiac Dawn of the Dead (Unrated Director's Cut) Dead in Tombstone (Unrated) Don't Think Twice Equity Everything Everything Flatliners The Flintstones Freaks of Nature Fred Claus Freedom Fighter's The Ray Friday Night Lights The Gallows Get on Up Hard Target 2 The Hurricane Irrational Man Johnny English Reborn The Kingdom LEGO Friends: Girlz 4 Life LEGO Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood Megamind Miami Vice Mune: Guardian of the Moon Ouija Ouija Origin of Evil The People Under the Stairs Point Break (2015) Polar Express Poltergeist (Extended Cut) Pride and Predjudice Son of Saul The Sting The Take 2016 Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure Walk the Line Movies ISO John Wick 3 X-Men Dark Phoenix Once Upon a Deadpool Halloween (2018) Basic Instinct Lego Batman: Family Matters Detective Pikachu Assault on Precinct 13 Masterminds Jacob's Ladder Assault on Precinct 13 The Warriors American Graffiti Mississippi Grind The Voices TV (VUDU only, no iTunes) ISO Westworld S1, S2 The Flash Season 2 and 4 Batman the Complete Animated Series Blacklist Seasons 3, 4 and 5 Ballers S4 Arrow Season 6 Nurse Jackie S6-7 Sons of Liberty Girls S3, 4, 6 Rick and Morty Vol. 3 Outlander S3 Manhatten S1, S2
Greetings all! Many thanks to the countless people who contributed to 10 months of fantastic discussions about one of the most iconic (and one of my favorite) film franchises of all time. This is just a little recap/debrief/wrap up article where I'd love to get everyone's thoughts on the series as a whole. Additionally, I've done some more ranking and list making because it's fun and, let's be honest, there just aren't enough lists in the world! So let's open the discussion up and air out any final thoughts on the ongoing adventures of 007 & Co. Fair warning, I will use spoiler tags throughout my article for those of you who might not yet have seen Spectre, however be mindful of the comments. Ranking the Movies First thing's first. Here are all of my reviews and their assigned objective rankings.
For a fun little experiment, I wanted to see how I ranked them in comparison to other "Rank the Bond Film" lists. My sources included Rotten Tomatoes (based on their freshness rankings), IMDb (based on their user scores), Peter Travers (Rolling Stone), Forbes, Timeout New York, E! Online, Moviefone, AMC Filmsite, BuzzFeed, an /JamesBond thread, and MRQE. Here are the results. First, I've organized them by release date and shown what their scores are on the various websites. Second, I figured out the average score for each film with the highest and lowest score for each film thrown out to eliminate outliers (my scores are not included in this calculation) as well as determine the standard deviation for each film (i.e., how consistently each film was ranked). Finally, here is a visualization of how each site ranked the films. Some observations: • No real surprises in the rankings. Casino Royale, Goldfinger, From Russia, and Skyfall all nabbed top spots. The World is Not Enough, Moonraker, and A View to a Kill took the dubious honor of bottom feeders. • Skyfall was the most consistently ranked film (averaging spot #4 on most lists). License to Kill was the most inconsistently ranked film. No surprise either. Dalton's films split opinions upon release and have aged just well enough to be considered decent but still stand out in such a way as to turn some viewers off entirely. Without it's highest (3) and lowest (22) scores, LTK still ranked as high as 8 and as low as 22. So it was either a top-10 film or the second-worst. • I still just don't get the hate for The World is Not Enough. Truth be told, this was the one film that actually inspired me to do all of this. I saw one or two lists that had it ranked so low. I had to see if there was anyone that agreed with me that it is actually a top 10 Bond film. Turns out there isn't. In fact, the closet I got was Moviefone who ranked it as #13. • I don't know what Forbes is smoking. There is no way that For Your Eyes Only is the second greatest Bond film of all time. Lunacy. Similarly, I am shocked at Peter Travers' ranking for GoldenEye at 18 -- especially considering he then put Die Another Day at 10!! • And speaking of DAD, I was legitimately surprised that it was generally considered to be a more middling film, rather than a universally hated one. • This only confirms my belief that the Bond movies are some of the most divisive films of all time. This must surely be due to a variety of factors, not least of which is that a film series that spans 50+ years and that varies so greatly in tone from film to film will allow for people to have wildly diverse opinions of each era of film. It can all depend on which films they saw first or which ones they grew up with. I mean that sounds obvious, but just look at how much deviation there is from list to list. I mean no film came even close to receiving unanimous rankings across any of these platforms -- even Skyfall varied from 1 to 6. Ranking the Songs I also decided to take a look at one of the most fun aspects of the 007 franchise: the theme songs. I will be very up front about the fact that I am not a musician, I know nothing about musical theory, etc. I am just a layman, listening to these songs a few times over and making my general observations. Oh and it's worth noting that I did not include Dr. No on this list. The opening titles begin with the standard Bond Theme song, which since it was adopted into every other film I didn't feel like that really counted, and then transitions into a rendition of Three Blind Mice, which also doesn't count.
Overly synth-y. Just another sappy love ballad. I just don't understand how this kind of songs was thought to be a spectacular start to a Bond film. Ugh.
Sounds like something you'd hear at 3am in a piano bar. Not sure what it's doing in a Bond film. Can't stand the vocals. At least this song has a decent band swell that picks it up a bit. The gentle cymbal tapping just reinforces the late night smooth jazz vibe.
Starts small, stays small, never builds. Bassey's vocals are totally wasted here. She has the ability to be fierce and biting. Here, she's lackadaisical and boring.
Starts strong with tense strings and immediately dive bombs the second Madonna's disgustingly auto-tuned vocals kick in. Terrible lyrics ("Sigmund Freud" wtf?). A pandering piece of overproduced bubblegum crap.
So disappointing. Following such a strong entry in Skyfall, the producers completely dropped the ball with Smith's "Writing." His vocals don't remotely fit with the tone of a proper Bond song. Cannot stand his breathy, whiny chorus. Ugh.
If you can't tell, I'm not a huge fan of '80s music, so the heavy presence of synths in this song are tough for me to swallow, but at least this song has some life! Especially following the era of the lousy love ballads, AVTAK was a breath of fresh air. As a song by itself, not bad. As a Bond song, not the greatest.
Another entry just dripping in '80s production. Still, it's got lots of energy. It's got some great builds and uses some awesome big band/brass elements that are reminiscent of the classic Bond songs.
Love Knight's vocals. She's got a great classic Bond feel. Love the intro. It feels sleuth-y, epic. Could definitely do without those breathy backup singers.
Great song. Terrible Bond song. McCartney is second to none, don't get me wrong. This song just isn't a great fit for the series. The reason it's not lower is that is has lots of promise until the 1:22 mark. And that damn fishing reel SFX is just so damn weird… Picks back up again, however it falters again at the 1:51 mark. The good aspects of this song are great. The bad are real bad.
I'm rather conflicted about this one. It has a great exotic feel, it's got a good crooner, and the lyrics match the globetrotting feel. I just feel that there are stronger entries that offer a bit more energy.
Hard to judge this one. Great piece of rock but again, I don't know if it really feels like a true "Bond song". At least it never devolves into a weird place like Live and Let Die. This one gets major props for incorporating the Bond theme heavily throughout and having a decent set of lyrics.
I know I'm probably going to get some hate for this one, but hear me out. Great use of electric guitar and big brass band. The lyrics are rightfully criticized for being way too literal and silly (and the chorus is very weak) but Lulu's vocals are wonderfully dry, yet full of character. I especially love the swell at 1:38.
Another entry that might get some criticism for being this high, but I truly feel that with one minor tweak, this song could have been considered one of the best. I love the piano and crunchy guitar intro. What I don't like is the duet. If this had been a Keys solo (with White handling the instrumentals), this could have been even stronger. I also really love the lyrics' discussion of paranoia and mistrust.
Another very strong entry. Shirley Manson's vocals are incredibly sultry. I positively love how striking the twanging guitar chords cut right through this hazy song.
Take note Matt Monroe, this is how to croon during a Bond song. The song kicks in with a great use of the Bond theme at 0:35. The lyrics are total nonsense, however it all comes together and sounds so excellent. Jones' killer note at the end of the song is spectacular.
This was a huge surprise for me. As I went through these songs, I never would have thought of putting TND this high, but listening to it, I can't get enough. Throws everything in from the thundering opening, to the big drums, the bell, the jangling guitar, and the piano. Crows vocals are positively electric. Her performance is every bit sultry, sexy, and scorned. Excellent!
Forget the movie, I could just listen to this song for 2 hours instead. The opening notes are mysterious, the big band is perfect (with plenty of classic Bond brass). The drop at the 1:21 mark is fantastic. And of course, Bassey's vocals are as iconic as they get.
Okay so this one isn't really a theme song in the sense that these other songs were but how could I pass on it? This is perhaps one of the single greatest musical compositions of the series outside of the Bond Theme. The buzzing guitar and deep, thumping bass are totally badass.
Almost perfect. Sexy, mysterious, lurking, with excellent vocals and brilliant lyrics. Little moments like the Bond theme slinking in at 1:40 are just perfect.
I absolutely, positively adore the chilling piano intro. Adele's vocals are exquisite. I love the slow, warbling guitar (1:00), the somber strings, the huge builds, and the use of the brassy Bond theme at 1:51. The whole thing gives me chills, especially as it starts and ends on that beautiful brass note.
Surprise, surprise. It just simply does not get better than Goldfinger. This is the quintessential Bond song, the standard to which all other songs are held. The big brass band, the strings, and the vocals are all just a bit silly, just a bit sexy, totally iconic, and catchy as all hell.
Ranking the Villains I came up with a little system for ranking the Bond villains. I determined that a good villain should have a proper plan, should be generally villainous (cruel, mad, etc.), intimidating, competent, and charismatic (or at least have a decent, definable personality). Regarding one of the series’ few recurring villains, I elected to rank Blofeld several times, one for each appearance in a different film. With that in mind, here are the Bottom 5 and Top 5 Bond villains. The full list including the scores for each category can be found here (Spectre spoilers in slot #21). Worst Bond Villains
Rank
Villain
Film
Plot
Comments
27
Gustav Graves / Col. Moon
Die Another Day
Destroy S. Korea via space laser
Written as if a 12 year old came up with a Bond villain. Terrible plan, never truly intimidating, and the whole DNA replacement and "I modeled him after you" bit is completely stupid.
26
Aristotle Kristatos
For Your Eyes Only
Retrieve the ATAC device in order to control Soviet missiles, trick 007 into assassinating Colombo
Bland, boring, forgettable.
25
Brad Whitaker
The Living Daylights
Sell opium as a means to finance his arms trading
I applaud the realism of his plot, however the character is just so damned annoying. Baker plays the American General as a complete buffoon. And the whole wargame angle is weird.
24
General Orlov
Octopussy
Destroy NATO relations by detonating a bomb in a foreign Air Force base
Another fairly forgettable character. Berkoff portrays the General as an almost Dr. Strangelove-esque wacko.
23
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Diamonds Are Forever
Destroy nations' nuclear missiles with a space laser if they refuse to give in to his ransom demands
The weakest of all of Blofeld’s various plots. Mostly, this iteration is ranked so low on account of Charles Grey’s portrayal. He’s insufferable, lacks any real intimidation, and the whole army of clones and voice changing devices are all just too campy for my taste.
Best Bond Villains
Rank
Villain
Film
Plot
Comments
5
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Brainwash women (Angels of Death) and use them as pawns in bacterialogical warfare
Okay so the plan is a little bizarre and Savalas’ portrayal might not be as iconic as the one in YOLT, however this is Blofeld at his peak. He is menacing, sinister, and intimidating. The whole lineage angle is unique and gives a little bit of humanity to what has been an otherwise flat character.
4
Alex Trevelyan (Agent 006)
GoldenEye
Exact revenge on England by robbing the national bank just before destroying digital records (via electromagnetic pulse from satellite)
Sean Bean performs beautifully as the MI6-agent-gone-rogue. His revenge mission plot is a wonderful balance of maniacal, villainous, and realistic.
3
Auric Goldfinger
Goldfinger
Devalue US gold stock by detonating a bomb inside Fort Knox gold reserve
Bond himself remarks how brilliant Goldfinger’s plan is upon hearing it. I’m going to refrain from making any “gold standard” jokes, but Goldfinger is seriously one of the best. Cunning, proud, coy, greedy, and downright evil.
2
Le Chiffre
Casino Royale
Make money by shorting airline stocks through planned terrorist attacks
Le Chiffre is one of the most fascinating villains in that he is a man driven by desperation and fear more than a god complex or a desire to destroy humanity.
1
Francisco Scaramanga
The Man with the Golden Gun
Steal solex agitator, assassinate 007
Christopher Lee’s Scaramanga is the perfect blend of flamboyant charisma, fierce intellect, and pure skill. The dinner scene between Scaramanga and Bond remains one of my all time favorites.
Honorable mentions go to Skyfall’s freakishly relentless Raoul Silva, Spy Who Loved Me’s megalomaniac Karl Stromberg, World is Not Enough’s coldly calculating Elektra King, Dr. No’s Dr. No for setting the template, and Moonraker’s surprisingly enjoyable Hugo Drax. Ranking the Bond Girls I came up with a similar method of ranking one of the other pillars of any good 007 film: the Bond Girls. For this category, I rated each Bond Girl by their intellect (general intelligence), competence (how skillful they were at their profession or tasks), initiative (do they just sit around and wait for Bond to tell them what to do or not), utility (do they have a direct impact on the story or are they just sort of there for show), and (yes I am aware of the hypocrisy here) beauty. This was a somewhat difficult list to assess, as the concept of a Bond Girl is rather loose. For example, in Skyfall, Bond seduces Severine, however she is in the film for such a brief period of time and her impact on the story is so minimal, that it didn’t even seem right to try and rank her based on these categories. Then of course there are any number of throwaway characters that Bond simply sleeps with or converses with briefly that are occasionally viewed as “Bond Girls”. Think of the iconic gilded Jill Masterson from Goldfinger. You might be aghast that she isn’t on the list, but she is such a small portion of that film (especially compared to her sister, Tilly), that it didn’t even seem worth it to place her on here, despite her image being plastered on every piece of promotional material for Goldfinger. So this is my best attempt at determining who is a Bond Girl and how they rank. The full list including category rankings can be found here. Worst Bond Girls
Rank
Girl
Film
Comments
33
Rosie Carver
Live and Let Die
Perhaps the most miserable character in the series. I couldn’t help but give her the only 0 of this entire exercise for Competence. She whines and cries to a man she just met because she isn't a good CIA agent. She’s not useful, not talented, and utterly annoying. And the one time she finally acts proactively, she is condescendingly mocked for misreading Quarrel Jr.’s allegiance.
32
Mary Goodnight
The Man with the Golden Gun
Vapid, irritating, pathetic, almost entirely useless. She’s easily captured and even chastised for her one contribution: killing a guard. And of course there’s the infamous scene in which any dignity she might’ve had evaporates as she’s shoved in a closet while Bond and Andrea Anders have sex.
31
Tiffany Case
Diamonds Are Forever
Another worthless character who adds little to the plot. She is given a rare instance of initiative at the end of the film and it turns out that in doing so, she completely screws up Bond’s plan. Oh also, her dialogue is completely insufferable.
30
“Dr.” Christmas Jones
The World is Not Enough
Another character written to be skilled and intelligent, but portrayed by a woman who cannot convincingly pull off either. Her role in the film becomes little more than a tagalong with weak excuses being provided for why she’s still around. She also turns into the second instance of Bond’s magical ability to turn lesbians straight.
29
Stacey Sutton
A View to a Kill
Same deal as Jones, the character is written to be intelligent, but the actress doesn't sell it one bit. She tends to fail at everything she attempts, and Bond completely disregards her and forces her to become a damsel in distress throughout their time together. She becomes a complete tagalong after a while.
Best Bond Girls
Rank
Girl
Film
Comments
5
Elektra King
The World is Not Enough
Cunning, fierce, intelligent (though blinded by rage), she is absolutely integral to the plot, her actions are her own and she even acts as the puppetmaster for a wide range of people.
4
Camille Montes
Quantum of Solace
Not necessarily particularly intelligent per se, but highly skilled and motivated by her well formed backstory. QoS actually provides a rare instance of Bond screwing up her plans, though she bounds back quickly. Extra points for killing one of the film’s villains.
3
Pussy Galore
Goldfinger
The biggest downfall for Galore is her lack of integrity during the scene in which Bond apparently rapes her straight. Aside from that terrible scene, she is a fantastic character. She gets the drop on Bond multiple times, verbally spars with the best of them, and orchestrates a hugely important aspect of the film’s ending.
2
Teresa di Vicenzo
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
It pains me not to be able to give her a perfect score, however she does have her downfalls. She really ultimately is just sort of going along with her father’s plans and when she’s captured, she reverts into a fairly standard damsel in distress. Aside from that though, her beauty and intelligence are almost without parallel.
1
Vesper Lynd
Casino Royale
The only character in this whole exercise to receive a perfect score. The single most well-rounded character of the entire series. Highly intelligent, witty, sharp, sly, plays her own game, acts of her own accord with her own motivations, integral to the plot — oh and stunningly gorgeous.
Honorable mentions go to Spy Who Loves Me’s crafty and skilled Anya Amasova, Die Another Day’s coldly independent Miranda Frost, You Only Twice’s Aki who saves Bond’s butt on more than one occasion, Tomorrow Never Die’s devil may care Wai Lin, and License to Kill’s rough and rowdy Pam Bouvier. Ranking the Bonds And of course there’s the ranking of the Bond actors. Everyone has an opinion that varies greatly from the last. Heck, I’ve already changes my mind three times as I’ve sat here writing this. Each actor is so wildly different and they all come from such unique times that it’s almost impossible to try and fairly compare them. And then of course there’s the struggle of trying to give each actor a fair shake when their films have varied so greatly in quality and number. But I will try to do my best.
Rank
Actor
Films
Years Active
Comments
6
Roger Moore
7
1973 - 1985
Easily the worst in my opinion. I never bought him as an assassin. I never bought him as a seductive gentleman. His humor was mostly lost on me. When they tried to get him to be rough and tumble in TMWTGG when he’s interrogating Anders, he just seems abusive. He also had the worst string of films to deal with and was kept on as Bond for far too long. Too few upsides.
5
George Lazenby
1
1969
This ranking is really misleading, as I actually LOVED Lazenby as Bond. I felt that he completely captured the crass attitude and unbridled swagger. I would frankly consider putting him as high as #3, however Lazenby’s biggest downfall is his lack of clout. He just wasn’t Bond long enough to get a decent gauge of how he really fit into Bond’s shoes.
4
Sean Connery
6
1962 - 1967, 1971
Blasphemy! Just because he was first doesn’t mean he was the best. He laid the groundwork and managed the suave nature and action better than some, however his characters never really felt like they had any depth to them. Mostly he is severely handicapped by his lackluster performances in YOLT and DAF.
3
Timothy Dalton
2
1987 - 1989
Ah Dalton, the Bond we needed but didn’t deserve. Dalton’s career was similarly too short. I considered giving him the #4 spot under Connery for this purpose alone, but I really feel like he did enough in his two films to establish what kind of Bond he was and would have continued to be. The dark, brooding exterior occasionally gave in to flashes of real charm and even caring. The humor could have used some work, but the action and especially the suave, high-class nature fit him perfectly.
2
Daniel Craig
4
2006 - present
Craig’s performance in Casino alone would have been enough to push him into first place, however he’s had kind of a bizarre run of films since then. The stories have set him up to just be continually cantankerous and sullen. I have him in the #2 spot temporarily, depending on how the rest of his run as Bond goes. If he is able to do more films and is able to continue to regain his wit from Casino and to continue his arc from brutish thug to refined gentleman assassin, I feel the #2 or even #1 spot could be his.
1
Pierce Brosnan
4
1995 - 2002
It was equally difficult to call Brosnan the unequivocal best. His run is sadly marred by a series of mediocre and downright bad films. That said, his performance in GoldenEye is probably one of the best in the series. Brosnan is able to pull off every aspect of what makes Bond Bond with ease. He nails the humor, he looks like he belongs in a tux, and he appears entirely at ease when in the midst of a tense shootout or car chase. He even totally sells a few small moments throughout the series that required him to appear frightened, surprised, and vulnerable.
Naturally there is so much more I could discuss (favorite gadgets, favorite moments, favorite henchmen), but I suppose I should save something for the lead up to Bond 25, eh? A sincere thanks once more to everyone who joined me for the discussions over the past several months. Cheers!
In 2002, Queen Elizabeth II attended the premiere of the 20th James Bond film. I'm sure she never gave it a public review. But I sure will. A deeper look at Die Another Day (2002)
Hey folks! I'm planning on watching all 23 of the James Bond films between now and the release of Spectre in November. 007 films have always been my guilty pleasure and I thought it might be worth trying to have a more analytical discussion about them. If you all are interested, I'll be posting one of these discussions/reviews every 2 weeks. So here goes!
Story This film has so many issues, it is difficult to decide where to start. As much as I want to just start ripping into the actors, the proper place to begin would be the script. I am positively baffled. Neal Purvis and Robert Wade return again to pen the script for Die Another Day. I don't know if the script was rushed or whether there were some sort of studio politics that drastically altered it for one reason or another but this humongous turd feels so unlike anything the pair had put out before or have put out since. From start to finish, the entire script feels hokey. It is empty, inauthentic, and overly stylized. It feels as though the characters should high five each other and say, "F**k yeah, action movie!" after every single line of dialogue. When the script isn't serving up contrived action-speak, it's full of pointless, banal dialogue. Entire conversations (e.g. the introductory conversation between Bond and Jinx) do virtually nothing to develop character or plot. Gags are thrown in, completely at random, without any regard to the flow of the story or relevance to the plot (e.g. the Moneypenny fantasy scene at the end). The entire film tries so agonizingly hard to be cool, funny, and smart and fails so miserably. Apart from Rosamund Pike, every single actor and actress in this film falls flat on their face. Halle Berry and Toby Stephens turn in two of the worst performances I've ever seen. Stephens overacts every scene he's in and Berry's performance is on par with a 1980s after school special. Seriously, just pick a line and it'll be a perfect example. I mean she makes a "yo mama" joke for god's sake. Jinx unequivocally belongs among the absolute worst of 007's companions -- worse even than some of my previous least favorites: Rosie Carver (Live and Let Die), Tiffany Case (Diamonds Are Forever), and Mary Goodnight (The Man with the Golden Gun). As for the plot, my criticism is the same as everyone else's. DAD suffers from the inevitable trap of escalation. Any time you have a franchise like this, the plots need to continually have higher stakes in order to bring audiences back. Unless you're rebooting the series, what reason do people have to come back unless things are going to be bigger, badder, and more perilous than ever, right? Well that's what the studio figured, anyway. This leaves us with a space laser attacking invisible cars, melting ice palaces, and creating tidal waves for our protagonist to surf upon. The film becomes hyperbolized without being intentionally satirical -- a bad combination. Look and Sound From the very get-go, the film starts off on the wrong foot. A crummy electronica remix of the Bond theme paired with a terrible CGI bullet flying at the screen during the gun barrel sequence establishes that this film is going to do everything possible to seem as contemporary as it can -- at whatever cost. After watching some puzzlingly bad green screen effects (I thought we had finally fixed this...) during the cold open, we are thrust into one of the worst intro songs of the series. Madonna's auto-tuned bubblegum pop is spared the title of Worst Song thanks only in part to the equally terrible '80s love ballads during the Roger Moore era. It's rare that the editing of a film is so bad as to be noticeable. This is one of those instances. This particular scene is the perfect example of how much of a technical trainwreck this film is. It gets everything wrong. In addition to the terrible dialogue and acting, the editor, Christian Wagner, made a mess of the scene. The framing continually jumps back and forth between close ups and medium shots with erratic and awkward timing. And if that’s not jarring enough, Wagner continually cuts between sentences. Editing 101 will teach you that to properly cut a conversation between two people, you execute what is called an L cut. The L cut will often play out in such a way that the person not facing screen will begin talking first. At an appropriate time, the shot will cut (mid-sentence or, if there is an action performed by the speaker, mid-action) to show the speaker speaking. This is because we, as humans, don’t always look at someone before they speak. Our eyes may be fixated on something else and their speech will draw our eyes to them. Wagner fails miserably at this throughout the entire film. Director Lee Tamahori fails at every aspect of directorial duties. Not only did he fail to pull an iota of decent acting material from his cast, but the visual decisions he made are ludicrous. To explain what I mean, I would like to formally nominate this little sequence for the Single Worst Scene in James Bond's Entire 53 Year History award. It is so bafflingly terrible, I struggle with where to start. From a narrative standpoint, we are meant to believe that Bond, using the… power of… his traumatic past (…?) was able to fake a heart attack by willing his heart down to 14 bps before assaulting multiple doctors, using six words to sexually arouse the third (who, while the other doctors were being assaulted, stood by with a look that can only be described as mild inconvenience), and sneaking into a 5-star hotel located conveniently just across the bay from the hospital — all while in his pajamas. From a stylistic point of view, it's even worse. In fact, I can use this specific scene to address just about every issue I have with the overall aesthetic of DAD. The low shutter speed slow-mo (seen in the previous clip and used frequently throughout the film), ultra high contrast color, speed ramps (seen in the previous clip as well as in this scene), and multiple instances of superimposed montages are horrible. I mean just downright… asinine. This is a multimillion dollar Hollywood film — not a 1998 anti-piracy commercial. Finally, the issue that most folks have with the film: the CGI. This scene always comes to mind when people discuss their grievances with DAD. Rightfully so. The damn thing is nearly 100% CGI and it doesn't look remotely realistic. The lack of practical stunts completely ruins any sense of tension for a given situation. Callbacks, Recurrences, and Tropes DAD is frequently criticized for its vast collection of shoehorned callbacks to previous Bond films on account of this being the 40th anniversary of the franchise. Some are more obvious than others. The following is a list of the props that appear during the briefing sequence:
• Col. Klebb's poison-tipped shoe and Bond's briefcase from From Russia With Love • Snorkel with a bird on it from Goldfinger • The jetpack from Thunderball • Little Nellie from You Only Live Twice • The grappling gun from the elevator scene in Diamonds Are Forever • The Acrostar jet and the crocodile submarine from Octopussy
Additional references throughout the film:
• When Bond is in Cuba, he picks up a book called Bird Watching in the West Indies. This is a reference to the fact that Ian Fleming was reading a similar book and liked the name of the author, James Bond, and decided to use it as the name of his protagonist in his first book, Casino Royale. • When Q first introduces Bond to the Vanisher, Bond sees the invisible car appear and says, "you must be joking." Q responds with, "as I learned from my predecessor, I never joke about my work, 007." This is almost the verbatim discussion between Bond and Q in Goldfinger when Q mentions that the Aston Martin DB5 has an ejector seat. • Q also assigns Bond a new gadget-clad watch. He remarks that it's Bond's 20th. This refers to DAD being the 20th film in the franchise. • Finally, during an underwater sequence, Bond uses a rebreather. It is the same one as Connery used in Thunderball. • Bonus reference: When Bond is talking to Q (John Cleese, mind you) he refers to another character's injury as a "flesh wound," a reference to a line spoken by Cleese in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
The roster of returning characters contains no surprises. Judy Dench reprises her role as M, Samantha Bond returns as Moneypenny, Colin Salmon returns as MI6 staff member Charles Robinson (reprising the role from Tomorrow Never Dies and The World is Not Enough). The only major change is John Cleese officially taking over the role of Q from Desmond Llewelyn. DAD contains many of the typical tropes but with a little added spin. The gun barrel sequence is present but has been updated to include a (terribly unnecessarily) CGI bullet that flies toward the screen. The title sequence and theme song are also present. This title sequence is one of only two (the other being On Her Majesty's Secret Service) that covers plot. In DAD, we watch as Bond is tortured in North Korea. Bond delivers his iconic name introduction and makes a reference to his preference to shaken martinis while encountering turbulence on a flight, however aside from there, there aren't many more of the typical Bond Tropes. No provocative character names, no card games, no train fights, etc. Overall Impression This movie just plain ol' sucks. The only thing that remains left to be said is that this film just simply doesn’t feel like a James Bond film. It feels like a bad late-‘90s/early-2000s superhero film. Tell me this guy doesn’t look like he belongs in the 2005 Fantastic Four movie. Quick Hits
Category
Score
Note
Writing
2
God awful. Dull dialogue, campy plot.
Directing
1
Every single decision was a terrible one. From camerawork to stylistic decisions with the overall look, Tamahori is a complete disaster.
Acting
3
All three of these points come solely from Pike's performance. Berry and Stephens are two of the worst actors in the entire series and that includes this guy.
Cinematography
3
I can't say it any more succinctly. The whole film feels like a "You Wouldn't Download a Car" ad.
Production Design
6
Lamont's usual top-notch work is undone by the requirement to use such outlandish sets and props
Score
5
Techno-y, pop-y, lousy.
Editing
2
Choppy, amateurish.
Effects
1
Not only are these abominations bad in context of prior Bond films, but for 2002 these effects are/were an absolute disgrace.
Costumes
6
Bond, Jinx, and Frost all look good for the most part. Graves' robo-suit looks stupid.
Bonus Category! So for each movie my wife and I will be enjoying a spirit or cocktail that relates to the film. Die Another Day is credited for reviving the general public's interest in mojitos. In honor of such an accomplishment, we couldn't help but enjoy a couple ourselves. • 1 measure white rum • 1 tsp sugar (or simple syrup) • mint leaves • lime juice • club soda Combine rum, sugasyrup, and lime in a shaker. Shake over ice. Pour over ice into a highball glass and top off with club soda. Garnish with mint leaves (crush them up a bit to release extra minty goodness).
So what do you folks think? How does Die Another Day fare in your opinion?
http://screenhooked.com/2015/11/22/spectre/ SPOILER WARNING Alright, it’s been two weeks. I’ve had the same “spoiler-free” discussion with about 15 people now, and I’m ready to put out my thoughts after finally seeing it. I’m already sick of talking about this movie, so this thesis will be filled with SPOILERS. I guess I should start at the beginning. The long take at the opening is probably the most impressive I’ve ever seen. It tops every shot in Birdman, Rope or Star Trek. The rest of the sequence, however, fell flat. It doesn’t appear to me that in Spectre, Daniel Craig doesn’t want to do Bond anymore (though he doesn’t, and I accept that), more than he’s very comfortable in the role of 007, but his stiff walking through crowds doesn’t convey a real sense of urgency no matter how many quick cuts, nervous camera shakes, or intense music Sam Mendes throws in. Classic Bond films typically opened towards the end of a mission completely irrelevant to the plot that gets you in the mood to see Bond, and sets the tone for the rest of the film. Spectre fulfills almost all of that, especially the last part, because the tone they were going for was “long, drawn out, and a little goofy.” The chase through the Day of the Dead festival in Mexico City wasn’t interesting. I’m not talking about Bond’s little rogue mission, but the chase itself. I can leave the building blowing up randomly alone, and I thought the couch landing was a nice nod to the Roger Moore films (I would later find more and more), but how many times do we have to watch Bond take down a helicopter in these movies? I know there’s a finite amount of ideas one can do, but there’s no suspense in this opening sequence because this thing is 150 minutes long, and Bond has to live through it, and this guy hasn’t been in a hospital since he was born, so shorten the action sequence to where the helicopter only does ONE barrel roll, and let us move on to the title sequence. Now, I find the opening sequence absolutely gorgeous, but most people have complained about the song by Sam Smith, which I’m okay with, it’s not the worst Bond theme, and you’re not going to top Skyfall, so I can let that go. I’m going to skip over the obvious tentacle porn joke, because I really like how they integrated the S.P.E.C.T.R.E. logo. Unlike most Bond title sequences, this didn’t bore the shit out of me, so I’ll give them props for that. But there’s still no constant theme running through (besides the tentacles), which is part of what made Casino Royale‘s title sequence so great. Still, this is probably the last thing I would complain about. Now, what I like about how they open the first act is how they handle the other characters of MI6 in addition to Bond. We see Bond’s barely decorated London apartment, which we’ve never seen before, an interesting, if unsurprising look into the private life of 007. M (Ralph Fiennes) used to just be a guy who gave Bond his missions from behind a desk, but we now actually see what he has to put up with, especially since now the 00 program is getting ready to be replaced by a mass surveillance system called “Nine Eyes.” Ben Whishaw’s skittish Q is still fitting nicely into Desmond Llewelyn’s shoes, and the “will they, won’t they” set up for Bond and Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) feels natural. Bond reveals to Moneypenny that Judi Dench’s M posthumously sent him on a mission to kill his target in Mexico and “don’t miss the funeral.” So after M grounds Bond, he enlists Q and Moneypenny to help him carry out this personal mission that doesn’t really make any sense looking at it from M’s perspective. Shouldn’t this guy have already been a priority if Judi Dench was telling Bond about him from the dead right as he was planning to blow up a stadium? Anyway, Q puts microbot tracking things in Bond’s bloodstream, which proves useless for the rest of the movie, because it’s supposed to add tension to the Bond disobeying M plot, but Q just lies to M over the phone anyway. It’s just one more thing we have to think about that doesn’t affect the overall story at all. Q could have contacted Bond in one way or another without approaching him in person at a ski resort psychiatrist’s office (seriously, what even is that place?). I’ll get more into Lea Seydoux’s Dr. Madeleine Swann later. Bond goes to Rome for the funeral against M’s orders to attend the funeral of the guy he kicked out of a helicopter. The attendees are mostly made up of S.P.E.C.T.R.E. employees and the woman Bond made a widow. We get our first look at Christoph Waltz, who I thought was in the right amount of the movie (more on that later) but we don’t see his face, and he leaves as soon as Bond is in his peripheral vision. After saving the widow in a very Roger Moore-esque exchange, he begins seducing the widow with some of the most awkward kissing I’ve ever seen on film, before giving him the location of a S.P.E.C.T.R.E. meeting. We never see this woman again, checking the box for “The Bond girl nobody cares about.” This is where it gets interesting. Bond attending the S.P.E.C.T.R.E. meeting was in all of the teasers, so the impact was most certainly lost. Christoph Waltz controls the room without saying a word or showing his face, which is all thanks to the cinematography and Mendes’ direction. I guess I’ll refer to him as Blofeld because it’s easier to type (and we all knew he was going to be Blofeld anyway). Blofeld addresses the events in Mexico, and Mr. Hinx (Dave Bautista) takes the place of the man at the other end of the table by gouging his eyes out with what appear to be metal fingernails. We don’t exactly get a good look at Hinx, for most of the time he’s on screen. It’s clear that he’s a near-indestructible monster, but… he’s Jaws. He’s just a bigger version of Jaws. I understand it’s difficult to create new villains in a time where everybody nitpicks the logic, but you moved the steel from one part of the body to another, and you made sure he didn’t talk until his last appearance. They even killed him the way Brody, Quint and Hooper tried to kill Jaws! After Blofeld addresses Bond directly, he runs and we get a boring car chase (though humorous in that half the car’s gadgets hadn’t been installed yet) capped off by Bond ejecting from the car. Meanwhile, we’re getting exposition from Moneypenny, and so we don’t groan at the idea of returning to Quantum of Solace, we’re given something almost as boring to look at. Anyway, Bond goes to Austria to find Mr. White (Jesper Christensen) dying of thallium poisoning and eventually convinces him to lead him to S.P.E.C.T.R.E. through his daughter, Madeleine, who as all Bond girls do, rebuffs James at first before eventually succumbing to his charm after he saves her life. This is where I might go on a bit of a rant, because her addition to this cast and the plot drags out this movie and extra thirty minutes at least. Instead of White telling Bond about the hotel in Morocco, we have to wait until Bond gets it out of Swann, all because Bond had to be a man of his word. I guess they just wanted a chase sequence in the snow instead of Morocco because they already had Mexico as their “hot and arid climate” chase setting. I don’t hate Seydoux. She’s serviceable in her role, but she’s added in to up the stakes for Bond as a love-interest, which he shouldn’t have, because Eva Green’s Vesper was supposed to be the last woman Bond would ever love (or trust for that matter). This was just some bullshit added in so that Bond (by which I mean Daniel Craig) could have a reason to “leave” at the end. We now have to endure a long train conversation about guns and self-defense before Hinx interrupts and other shoehorned character development. Not to mention just waiting for stuff to happen like when they’re picked up in an old-fashioned Rolls Royce. But back to Austria, it is revealed that all of the villains we’ve seen Craig’s Bond defeat (yes even in Quantum) is connected through S.P.E.C.T.R.E. and I’m fine with it. Is it forced? Sure, but what did we expect? This is one of several things in the movie meant to give it a finale vibe for both Craig and Mendes, a privilege no other Bond actor was ever given. Q is utilized well here, but like I said before, he doesn’t need to be there for anything other than the screen-time his agent probably fought for. Swann reveals the name White gave Bond is the hotel in Morocco, in which Bond drunkenly points a gun at a rat which leads him to S.P.E.C.T.R.E. That sounds ridiculous, and it is, but at this point, I don’t care, because we’re already deep into Roger Moore territory, so this already can’t be taken that seriously anymore. I don’t know how White accessed that room without tearing up the dry wall, but I’m letting that go, because we’ve got coordinates to a crater in the desert! I almost forgot about the car chase with the plane and the car after Madeleine is taken by Hinx, because nothing happens in it. Craig follows the car with the plane, they exchange bullets, and then Bond crashes the plane into the cars so he can get Madeleine. It’s a boring sequence that lasts way too long, but it’s okay, because we got the girl who refuses to talk to Bond that he will eventually have sex with. So now we’re finally meeting Blofeld for real this time. The introductory sequence with the meteorite is beautifully shot, as is most of this movie. Aside from maybe Skyfall, this has the best cinematography of any Bond movie. Anyway, Blofeld reveals that he created Nine Eyes which will give S.P.E.C.T.R.E. unlimited access to the entire intelligence community (though it looks as if they already have it?) and monologues about his evil plan as Blofeld is prone to do. What follows is one of the best torture scenes in 007 canon, second only to Casino Royale‘s medieval vasectomy. Blofeld reveals his personal connection to James, as well as his full name “Ernst Stavros Blofeld” which he adopted from his mother’s side of the family. And this is something that I had mixed feelings about. I do think Blofeld should have some kind of personal beef with Bond. Bond messes with his operations, he killed Bond’s wife. That’s as simple as it should be. I think it’s too much of a stretch to say that Blofeld is essentially his step-brother with daddy issues. We’re supposed to think of Blofeld as a scoiopathic criminal mastermind, but here he’s just a child jealous of his father’s attention. And we get to think “Oh, well he’s crazy, so it all makes sense.” But Bond would probably remember Franz Oberhauser, and he doesn’t reveal that to anyone, not even the audience. I get that he’s not supposed to trust anyone, but he trusts everyone in this movie to do their jobs. I guess it wouldn’t do anyone any good if they knew Bond’s connection to him. This whole backstory just feels to convenient for me, and it feels dumb that these just happen to be the paths that both characters took. The whole “author of all your pain” thing feels like a desperate attempt at making Blofeld appear even more villainous, when all we need is him in the chair. Granted, this scene with the watch giving Blofeld his eye wound was a nice addition. Bond handily escapes the facility killing S.P.E.C.T.R.E. soldiers one shot at a time while accidentally blowing up the entire station with one fire. He and Madeleine rendezvous in London with the now defunct 00 section of MI6 which only consists of M, Q, and Moneypenny (wouldn’t it be great to meet other 00 agents again?). I almost forgot Tanner (Rory Kinnear) but that’s just because he doesn’t do anything in this movie. On their way to arrest Max Denbigh, aka “C” (Andrew Scott [aka Moriarty from Sherlock]), Bond, M, and Q t-boned by a pick-up truck, which I didn’t think existed in England, and kidnap Bond. M has his final confrontation with C, and ends up killing him as Q disables Nine Eyes. I don’t really have any problems with the scene except I couldn’t discern the punchline to M’s “What does C stand for?” joke. I now know he said “careless” which feels like a wasted opportunity at a better punchline. During the entire movie, M has basically only monologued about the importance of the 00-section and being able to pull the trigger, something that has probably been said in at least once during every actor’s stint as 007. I understand this subplot needed to be fleshed out more for the final act of the movie, and it works, but the whole surveillance and drone approach is clearly more effective in some ways than 9 agents who can seemingly do whatever they want without real consequence. But the rest of the English government is even more idiotic for thinking surveillance and drones can fully replace humans in terms of crime-prevention. There’s nothing more I can really say about that, but I didn’t really find it necessary that C die, especially the way he did. Moving on to the final showdown between Bond and Blofeld in the ruins of the old MI6 headquarters. Bond’s name painted in red on the memorial wall would have been a nice touch had they not shown it in the trailer, and the whole firing range walk-through is a little too reminiscent of The Man with the Golden Gun for me to praise anyone for it. Bond finds Blofeld standing in a bulletproof cage that only exits one direction. As cool as so much of this was, it was a little over theatrical for my taste. Blofeld wasn’t ever one for painting directions on the walls and putting up pictures of deceased friends and enemies, he was just a bad guy who wanted Bond out of his hair. Anyway, Blofeld gives Bond three minutes before he blows up what’s left of the building so that he can either escape or die trying to save Madeleine. This is where Bond should have just escaped and stopped Blofeld on his own, but he has to save the girl he has very little chemistry with so that the audience likes him. Connery used to pull women in front of bullets after having sex with them. I’m just saying it’s uncharacteristic of Bond, especially at this point in Craig’s run, to give up a chance at saving the world to save a girl with whom he spent a few days. Of all the deus ex machinas this movie throws at us, this one has to be the worst. Bond eventually finds Madeleine with less than a minute to get out of the building. We get the cliche “Do you trust me?” which has been said at least a hundred different times in similar scenarios, including Bond movies. They jump off the building, in full view of Blofeld and henchmen, and they land safely in a giant net. What was a net even doing there? Why would that have been at MI6 headquarters? How was it still set up? I don’t know, but we needed them to escape, so we got it. Then what follows is yet another fucking helicopter chase, this time with a boat, because we can’t seem to have a Bond movie without helicopters and boats. Bond takes down the chopper just by shooting at it with his pistol. At first, I was okay with him being desperate enough as to not let Blofeld escape. I would have preferred Blofeld escape and Bond deal with the fact that he failed despite saving an innocent life. But no, this is once again a finale for Mendes and for Craig, so that chopper has to go down with a shot to the engine in the dark from hundreds of feet away. Bond chooses not to kill Blofeld with the excuse of not having any bullets and M arrests him. It’s just stupid. It’s Pierce Brosnan-era stupid. We can’t leave any glaring loose ends before switching actors, which has only happened in Diamonds are Forever which had Connery continuing Lazenby’s story from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. The film ends with Bond driving off in the original Aston Martin with Madeleine, and thus concludes the story of the blonde blue-eyed Bond. Again, I have problems with this. The Aston Martin was a great reveal in Skyfall you can’t just do it again because you showed Q working to repair it early in the movie. That nostalgic hole was already filled. Also, as I’ve said earlier, Madeleine and Craig have terrible chemistry, and if anyone should be in the passenger seat of that car, it’s Moneypenny, but we needed a longer plot with more boring action sequences and a new Bond girl people care about, so Moneypenny is old news I guess. I’m sure there’s more I could discuss, but that more or less concludes my review of Spectre. Craig’s Bond career has become a metaphor for the franchise as a whole, and instead of watching all 24 films now, you can just watch these four, and you’ll get the gist of it. The performances are all great, though I think the expectations for Christoph Waltz are unreasonably high, because everyone expects Hans Landa out of him. Craig’s Bond career has become a metaphor for the franchise as a whole, and instead of watching all 24 films now, you can just watch these four, and you’ll get the gist of it. Overall, Spectre is a solid entry in the Bond franchise. Yes, I said solid. Because what Bond fans have failed to realize, especially in recent years, is that very few of them are considered great films. The campy nature of most of these movies is a part of the Bond iconography, and Spectre exhibits some of the best and worst qualities of every era of the franchise. To reiterate some of the main points. It’s too long, the romance is contrived, pointless and unbelievable, the cinematography is off the charts, a lot of the action is lazily done, and while it does a good job of tying the rest of the Craig era together, it botched the relationship between the primary antagonist and the protagonist. Most of the people I know have already seen this, but in case you’ve read this detailed rant, I might still recommend it, because in spite of everything I’ve said, you can probably still enjoy it, and your opinion matters just as much as mine. 007: B Average: C+ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2379713/
[Bremont, Omega] Blog Post : A Comparison between Kingsman and James Bond limited editions
Original post : http://www.timepiecechronicle.com/features/2015/3/9/savingtheworldonewatchatatime We might think of product placement as a recent development in the history of cinema, with producers and executives finding ways to stretch the budget, not matter the cost to artistic integrity. However the art of product placement has been going on for over a hundred years. It is rumoured that in his classic book Around the World in 80 Days, Jules Verne sold the privilege of shipping companies named to the highest bidder back in 1873, and the first Academy Award Best Picture Winner "Wings" had Hershey's featured in the film in 1927. Now it is a simple fact of life that product placement will appear in a film and one of the most frequent products placed is the wristwatch. A watch is perhaps one of the best pieces of product that can be advertised on screen as it is constantly on the character throughout. Just a simple glance at a the wrist of character will tell us what type of person they are, where they've been, what they may do for a living, their economic status, etc. A character wearing a Cartier isn't going to be in the same position as one wearing a Casio. Either worn passively and used to simply check the time or worn as a functional tool laden with gadgets, the watch can easily be just as iconic as the character who wears it; this is what makes the recent partnership between Bremont and the Matthew Vaughn film Kingsman: The Secret Service so interesting, especially in comparison with another partnership between James Bond and Omega. Kingsman is essentially the R rated Bond film that Roger Moore never made, complete with witty one liners spoken by dapper gentleman spies wearing expensive timepieces combating a cartoonish megalomaniacal villain in a hidden lair and a Number 2 with an augmented deadly body part. Just like the eponymous 007, the Kingsman agents are all outfitted with watches that aid them in their mission, this time provided to them by the British watch brand Bremont. All the watches in the film are variants on the Bremont World Time ALT1-WT, with the trainee agents given a military-styled black DLC watch, while the Quartermaster has a functional yet sophisticated stainless steel model and the full agents wear the elegant solid rose gold piece. As you expect the watches all feature prominently in the film with a variety of gadgets being crammed into the 43mm case, which is both constantly noticeable on the wrist yet elegantly styled so not garish. Kingsman differs from the Bond franchise by creating the "Kingsman brand" in its entirety. Practically anything seen in the film worn by the actors, from shoes, cufflinks, jackets, umbrellas and of course watches, can be purchased from either Mr Porter or Bremont Boutiques. One of the more memorable posters for the film didn't include any of the actors instead just showing the wardrobe used in the film. It's always been possible to purchase the Omega Seamaster worn by James Bond since 1995's Goldeneye and Omega have produced a limited edition associated with the current film since 2002's Die Another Day, but never have those limited editions been on the characters wrist. Their newest limited edition associated with SPECTRE is perhaps the only one that could be worn by the character with it's subtle tribute to James Bond's family coat of arms. The internet is rife with many articles about the watches of Agent 007, so I'll keep this brief. In the books Fleming said that James Bond wore a Rolex but it was never specified which reference (perhaps he wore an Explorer 1016 like Fleming) so most fans go with what was seen in Goldfinger, the Rolex Submariner 6538. However in the books James Bond also preferred to wear a short sleeve shirt and believed that gay men couldn't whistle, so perhaps some changes aren't all bad. Many watches have graced the wrist of Bond over the years, from Rolex, Seiko, and TAG Heuer, leading to Pierce Brosnan wearing the Omega Seamaster Professional 300M 2541.80.00 in his first outing in 1995's hit Goldeneye. With the film being the first James Bond since 1983's Octopussy to feature a gadget laden watch, these films made the Omega Seamaster iconic as the Bond watch. Brosnan changed his watch in Tomorrow Never Dies to the visually identical 2531.80.00 reference which replaced the quartz movement with the automatic Calibre 1120 movement and would wear it till he departed. Now with eight films behind them, Omega and James Bond have formed a formidable partnership together, with Omega providing the timepieces for the film and the film providing Omega with some of the best product placement in the world. Whilst James Bond is no stranger to product placement, it all seems rather disassociated with the films themselves and "overly associated" with the character. It's not the Skyfall perfume it's "the James Bond perfume", it's not the Skyfall watch (Unless it is the limited edition Skyfall watch), it's "the James Bond watch". This is in stark contrast to Kingsman, where despite seeing it recently, I struggle to remember the names of the characters but thanks to the marketing and design of the film, I can picture the suits, accessories and watches perfectly. I don't think anyone is going into a Bremont boutique asking for "The Eggsy watch". Despite recent attempts to make the franchise more grounded in realism (something that the series routinely does: camp spy space nonsense in Moonraker to the more serious For Your Eyes Only and CGI laden tsunami surfing, invisible car driving Die Another Day to the gritty and gadgetless Casino Royale), James Bond is such an iconic character Omega can afford to play the long game. A young fan will watch and rewatch the films and grow older with fond memories James Bond and eventually will have enough capital to buy himself a Seamaster and to be the proud owner of "a Bond watch". Just as there are Connery/Fleming purists who hate that Bond wears an Omega, maybe in another 50 years there will be Craig purists saying that this new guy shouldn't be wearing a Bremont/Oris/Timex! I do wonder about the connection between Bremont and Kingsman and whether it will be a success. On the surface it seems like a perfect fit with the Kingsman characters and Bremont's style trying very hard to conjure up the mythical aspect of the dignified and dapper gentleman of British yesteryear, umbrella in one hand and a cup of tea in the other with "God Save the Queen" resting upon his lips. Yet with the film being a pastiche of campy spy nonsense not taking itself too seriously, whilst the associated Bremont is attempting to become a prestige brand, there is a slight disconnect. Whilst visually the choice of using Bremont as the Kingsman timepiece works well, it does make you think that as a new property marketed primarily towards the 18-25 age range with excessive violence and crude humour, how much will a luxury watch brand like Bremont gain from this. These special editions are retailing at $6,495 for steel, $6,650 for the black DLC and $20,285 for the rose gold which are hardly in the average movie-goers budget for a timepiece, especially for a relatively unheard of brand like Bremont. With last year's "in-house movement" fiasco losing Bremont a lot of respect within the industry, I doubt that a connection with Kingsman will help bolster their image in the eyes of aficionados. Not that these aficionados care for the association between Omega and James Bond either.
xpost from r/watches, A comparison between the watches of James Bond and Kingsman
Hello you Bond lover! I just posted this article over at watches and being fans of 007 I thought you enjoy it to so here I am. Original post: http://www.timepiecechronicle.com/features/2015/3/9/savingtheworldonewatchatatime We might think of product placement as a recent development in the history of cinema, with producers and executives finding ways to stretch the budget, not matter the cost to artistic integrity. However the art of product placement has been going on for over a hundred years. It is rumoured that in his classic book Around the World in 80 Days, Jules Verne sold the privilege of shipping companies named to the highest bidder back in 1873, and the first Academy Award Best Picture Winner "Wings" had Hershey's featured in the film in 1927. Now it is a simple fact of life that product placement will appear in a film and one of the most frequent products placed is the wristwatch. A watch is perhaps one of the best pieces of product that can be advertised on screen as it is constantly on the character throughout. Just a simple glance at a the wrist of character will tell us what type of person they are, where they've been, what they may do for a living, their economic status, etc. A character wearing a Cartier isn't going to be in the same position as one wearing a Casio. Either worn passively and used to simply check the time or worn as a functional tool laden with gadgets, the watch can easily be just as iconic as the character who wears it; this is what makes the recent partnership between Bremont and the Matthew Vaughn film Kingsman: The Secret Service so interesting, especially in comparison with another partnership between James Bond and Omega. Kingsman is essentially the R rated Bond film that Roger Moore never made, complete with witty one liners spoken by dapper gentleman spies wearing expensive timepieces combating a cartoonish megalomaniacal villain in a hidden lair and a Number 2 with an augmented deadly body part. Just like the eponymous 007, the Kingsman agents are all outfitted with watches that aid them in their mission, this time provided to them by the British watch brand Bremont. All the watches in the film are variants on the Bremont World Time ALT1-WT, with the trainee agents given a military-styled black DLC watch, while the Quartermaster has a functional yet sophisticated stainless steel model and the full agents wear the elegant solid rose gold piece. As you expect the watches all feature prominently in the film with a variety of gadgets being crammed into the 43mm case, which is both constantly noticeable on the wrist yet elegantly styled so not garish. Kingsman differs from the Bond franchise by creating the "Kingsman brand" in its entirety. Practically anything seen in the film worn by the actors, from shoes, cufflinks, jackets, umbrellas and of course watches, can be purchased from either Mr Porter or Bremont Boutiques. One of the more memorable posters for the film didn't include any of the actors instead just showing the wardrobe used in the film. It's always been possible to purchase the Omega Seamaster worn by James Bond since 1995's Goldeneye and Omega have produced a limited edition associated with the current film since 2002's Die Another Day, but never have those limited editions been on the characters wrist. Their newest limited edition associated with SPECTRE is perhaps the only one that could be worn by the character with it's subtle tribute to James Bond's family coat of arms. The internet is rife with many articles about the watches of Agent 007, so I'll keep this brief. In the books Fleming said that James Bond wore a Rolex but it was never specified which reference (perhaps he wore an Explorer 1016 like Fleming) so most fans go with what was seen in Goldfinger, the Rolex Submariner 6538. However in the books James Bond also preferred to wear a short sleeve shirt and believed that gay men couldn't whistle, so perhaps some changes aren't all bad. Many watches have graced the wrist of Bond over the years, from Rolex, Seiko, and TAG Heuer, leading to Pierce Brosnan wearing the Omega Seamaster Professional 300M 2541.80.00 in his first outing in 1995's hit Goldeneye. With the film being the first James Bond since 1983's Octopussy to feature a gadget laden watch, these films made the Omega Seamaster iconic as the Bond watch. Brosnan changed his watch in Tomorrow Never Dies to the visually identical 2531.80.00 reference which replaced the quartz movement with the automatic Calibre 1120 movement and would wear it till he departed. Now with eight films behind them, Omega and James Bond have formed a formidable partnership together, with Omega providing the timepieces for the film and the film providing Omega with some of the best product placement in the world. Whilst James Bond is no stranger to product placement, it all seems rather disassociated with the films themselves and "overly associated" with the character. It's not the Skyfall perfume it's "the James Bond perfume", it's not the Skyfall watch (Unless it is the limited edition Skyfall watch), it's "the James Bond watch". This is in stark contrast to Kingsman, where despite seeing it recently, I struggle to remember the names of the characters but thanks to the marketing and design of the film, I can picture the suits, accessories and watches perfectly. I don't think anyone is going into a Bremont boutique asking for "The Eggsy watch". Despite recent attempts to make the franchise more grounded in realism (something that the series routinely does: camp spy space nonsense in Moonraker to the more serious For Your Eyes Only and CGI laden tsunami surfing, invisible car driving Die Another Day to the gritty and gadgetless Casino Royale), James Bond is such an iconic character Omega can afford to play the long game. A young fan will watch and rewatch the films and grow older with fond memories James Bond and eventually will have enough capital to buy himself a Seamaster and to be the proud owner of "a Bond watch". Just as there are Connery/Fleming purists who hate that Bond wears an Omega, maybe in another 50 years there will be Craig purists saying that this new guy shouldn't be wearing a Bremont/Oris/Timex! I do wonder about the connection between Bremont and Kingsman and whether it will be a success. On the surface it seems like a perfect fit with the Kingsman characters and Bremont's style trying very hard to conjure up the mythical aspect of the dignified and dapper gentleman of British yesteryear, umbrella in one hand and a cup of tea in the other with "God Save the Queen" resting upon his lips. Yet with the film being a pastiche of campy spy nonsense not taking itself too seriously, whilst the associated Bremont is attempting to become a prestige brand, there is a slight disconnect. Whilst visually the choice of using Bremont as the Kingsman timepiece works well, it does make you think that as a new property marketed primarily towards the 18-25 age range with excessive violence and crude humour, how much will a luxury watch brand like Bremont gain from this. These special editions are retailing at $6,495 for steel, $6,650 for the black DLC and $20,285 for the rose gold which are hardly in the average movie-goers budget for a timepiece, especially for a relatively unheard of brand like Bremont. With last year's "in-house movement" fiasco losing Bremont a lot of respect within the industry, I doubt that a connection with Kingsman will help bolster their image in the eyes of aficionados. Not that these aficionados care for the association between Omega and James Bond either.
“Three men were found dead on the Orient Express train at Trieste. One of them was Grant. What have you got to say about that, Number Five?”
“It was Klebb's choice. Her people failed.”
“It was your plan they followed implicitly.”
“Impossible. It was perfect.”
“Except for one thing: they were dealing with Bond.”
Featuring a loose cannon MI6 operative with the skills, gadgets, and good looks to charm, deceive, and fight his way past megalomaniacal supervillains hell-bent on world domination, Ian Fleming’s James Bond character has transformed over the years from an espionage flight of fancy into a legend of storytelling and an institution of cinema, with 24 films to date produced by Eon Productions, beginning with the legendary Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman. James Bond isn’t just a character, he’s his own archetype- the suave, seductive but deadly secret agent, every bit as capable of effortlessly navigating the world’s high-class elite as he is single-handedly storming a military compound. His gadgets, his weapons, his suits, his cars, his opening themes, his leading actors, his main antagonists, his women, everything the James Bond franchise has created over fifty years has transformed the series and main character into one of the most beloved fictional characters of the United Kingdom and a juggernaut of worldwide entertainment. For this RT, we’ll be focusing on the films only, and separating them by actor to allow for varied prompts or an overall composite approach. This RT will be updated when and if new Bond films become legally available for purchase. Note: This RT does not include feats for the 1967 version of Casino Royale starring David Niven or the 1983 remake of Thunderball titled Never Say Never Again starring Sean Connery, as both films are non-canon.
“My dear girl, there are some things that just aren’t done, such as drinking Dom Perignon ‘53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs.”
(Driving)Shakes off numerous police officers in a chase, including performing one of the most difficult car stunts there is (driving on 2 wheels) on the fly and switching sides midway through the stunt DAF
(Disguise/Bluffing) Avoids this death trap by smuggling fake diamonds and hiding the real ones, also a feat for noticing the fake money or reasoning that it would be fake, and possibly anticipating the death trap itself, though the scene after this suggests the CIA made the swap, not Bond DAF
(Knowledge)Over the course of a conversation with Goldfinger, Bond shows he knows what Delta-9 nerve gas does (despite Goldfinger lying to others), shows a grasp of the statistics and logistics of a robbery, uses a hint from Goldfinger to piece together his plan, knows the name and occupation of a man he noticed Goldfinger working with once, knows the type of bomb Goldfinger plans to use, and can closely estimate the damage it will cause
James Bond (Daniel Craig) wears a pair of Crockett & Jones Molton Dark Brown Rough-Out Suede chukka boots in No Time To Die (2020).. The shoes are worn in the Norway scenes, and are one of two models of Crockett & Jones shoes in the film (the other model is the black Highbury). The James Bond 007 Store: the official home of James Bond merchandise, souvenirs & collectibles. Many exclusives found only here at the official 007 store! In Casino Royale, a hit movie from 2006, Bond (played by Daniel Craig) has a mission in Madagascar. He is sent out to take down a scar-faced man and get crucial secret agent information out of him. A massive chase scene begins. The scene is famous for displaying the elegant parkour aka free running. Casino Royale is the 21st entry in the official James Bond film series and marked the debut of Daniel Craig as Agent 007. The 2006 film, which rebooted the series, follows Bond (recently promoted to "00" status) as he is assigned a mission to participate in a high stakes poker game involving a banker who launders money for terrorist organizations. Below you can find a selection of clothing items that were worn by James Bond in the movies.If you have any questions or suggestions, don't hesitate to contact me here.Click here for clothes seen in SPECTRE.Click here for clothes seen in NO TIME TO DIE. Across 25 films, James Bond has worn countless footwear styles. While it is difficult to choose only seven of the types of shoes that Bond wears, here is a short list of a well-rounded basic wardrobe of Bondian footwear staples. Depending on your lifestyle and needs, you may want to exchange a pair of formal […] The official website of James Bond 007. Features breaking news on the 25th James Bond movie — NO TIME TO DIE — including first looks at images and other exciting exclusive content. We’ll keep you fully briefed on the amazing 007 events happening across the globe in 2020 and beyond. Online shopping from a great selection at Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry Store. Skip to main content.us. Hello Select your address Women's Algerian Love Knot Earrings Casino Royale Bond Girl 007. 4.4 out of 5 stars 19. $30.90 $ 30. 90. Get it as soon as Mon, Jan 18. FREE Shipping by Amazon. TOB. James Bond Exhibition Clothing shoes, tie, cufflinks, sunglasses that were worn by Daniel Craig James Bond in the movies Casino Royale, Quantum Of Solace, Skyfall, Spectre bond_clothes.htm. ORLEBAR BROWNS worn by Daniel Craig as James Bond in Skyfall As worn by Daniel Craig as James Bond in Skyfall. The Setter was one of our original four at launch and is still our signature 'shorter' short. Northampton shoemaker, Crockett & Jones have supplied 4 styles to live up to James Bond’s expectations. These include; Alex in Black Calf, Highbury in Black Calf, Tetbury in Black Nubuck and Islay in Dark Brown Scotch Grain. All styles are available from Crockett & Jones retail shops in London, Birmingham, New York, Paris and Brussels.
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